National Basketball Association
Phoenix 108, Golden State 104
When: 10:00 PM ET, Tuesday, October 24, 2023
Where: Chase Center, San Francisco, California
Officials: #58 Josh Tiven, #77 Karl Lane, #53 John Butler
Attendance: 18064

Devin Booker capped a game-high 32-point performance with three key assists down the stretch Tuesday night, allowing the Phoenix Suns to get past the Golden State Warriors for a 108-104 victory in San Francisco on the NBA's opening night.

A seesaw affair was a one-point game in the Suns' favor before Booker found Josh Okogie in the left corner for a 3-pointer that opened a 103-99 lead with 1:09 to play.

Stephen Curry countered with two free throws, but Booker then drew the defense and spotted Eric Gordon open for another 3-pointer, this one creating a five-point difference with just 44.7 seconds left.

Golden State, which lost three of four games to Phoenix last season, came back one more time on a Curry 3-pointer off an offensive rebound to get within 106-104 with 31.4 seconds left.

But after a timeout, the ball found its way to Booker, who this time drilled a completion to Jusuf Nurkic for a layup that produced the game's final points with 10.3 seconds remaining.

The assists were Nos. 6, 7 and 8 for Booker, who played without new backcourt sidekick Bradley Beal, out with a back injury.

Kevin Durant chipped in with an 18-point, 10-rebound double-double for Phoenix, and Nurkic had a double-double of his own with 14 points and a game-high 14 rebounds.

Okogie, whose late 3-pointer came on his only attempt of the game from beyond the arc, finished with 17 points, while Gordon, who missed his first seven 3-point attempts before making the last two, contributed 10 points off the bench.

The Suns outscored the Warriors 33-30 on 3-pointers despite taking 10 fewer attempts (43-33).

Curry paced six Warriors in double figures with 27 points but misfired on 10 of his 14 3-point tries.

Klay Thompson had 15 points, Chris Paul added 14 to complement a game-high nine assists and reserve Jonathan Kuminga scored 12 points for the Warriors, who were without Draymond Green (ankle).

Phoenix built a 15-point lead by halftime thanks in large part to 21 points from Booker before the break. But Golden State rallied in the third quarter, putting together a colossal 21-2 run that gave it a 73-66 lead with 5:00 to go until the fourth.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Phoenix   Golden State
Devin Booker 32 Scoring Stephen Curry 27
Devin Booker 8 Assists Chris Paul 9
Jusuf Nurkic 14 Rebounds Kevon Looney 11
Devin Booker 3 Free Throws Made Stephen Curry 7
Devin Booker 1 Steals Moses Moody 3
Drew Eubanks 3 Blocks Dario Saric 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Phoenix 108 44.2 11-33 13-17 23 60 7 5 19
Golden State 104 35.6 10-43 22-28 19 49 6 11 11
Upcoming Games
  • Golden State will play their next game on the road against Sacramento. The Warriors have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
  • Phoenix will play their next game on the road against L.A. Lakers. The Suns have a W/L % of 1.000 after a win and .000 after a loss.